Guwahati, Mar 27: Heavy hailstorms as well as heavy storm caused extensive damage at various places in and around upper Assam Dibrugarh on Monday.
According to sources, the big trees and electric poles were uprooted in AMCH road after heavy hailstorm as well as wind storm lashed several areas in Dibrugarh.
The officials of Dibrugarh district administration rushed to the affected areas to take stock of the situations.
Meanwhile, the current has been snapped in many places of Dibrugarh after big trees were uprooted and fallen on the electric lines. In many areas the electric poles were also damaged due to to the storm.
Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu said, “Many electric poles and trees uprooted due to the heavy storm in AMCH road. Our team has rushed to the place to enquired the damaged,”.
Sources said that many small shops in front of AMCH road were damaged due to the heavy storm.
Moran MLA Chakradhar Gogoi’s wife luckily escaped from being crushed from fallen tree. She was on her way to AMCH in her car.
According to reports, many vehicles were damaged after trees uprooted and fall on the vehicle.
“The current has been cut off in most parts of Dibrugarh town after the electric poles were damaged due to the storm which hit Dibrugarh this evening. Our team has been working to restore the electricity in the AMCH road, which was badly affected due to the heavy storm,” said a official.
Meanwhile, the officials rushed to the affected areas to assess the damage caused by the heavy storm.